WEBVTT FROM CRAZY COSTUMES TO SUPERHEROES... CHARACTERS FROM POPCULTUREPACKED THE TRADEMART CENTERTODAY FOR COMIC - CON. 16 WAPT'SJENNIFER ORTEGA TALKED TOPEOPLE WHO SAY IT'S ALL ABOUTDRESSINGUP.A COMIC BOOK INVASION AT THEMISSISSIPPI TRADE MART.PIRATES, CARTOONS AND SUPERHEROES OFALL KINDS FLOODED DOWNTOWNJACKSONSATURDAY AFTERNOON.I LOVE IT, JUST SEEING THEDIFFERENT ARTIST AND DIFFERENTCOMIC STRIPS. IT'S REALLY COOL.I LIKE BEING AROUND PEOPLE WHOARE LIKE ME, WHO ENJOY THE POPCULTURE OF OUR STATE ANDAROUND THE WORLD. THIS IS THESECOND YEAR COMIC-CON HASCOME TO THE MAGNOLIA STATE-- ANDORGANIZERS SAY IT'S BIGGER THANEVER.I'M REALLY REALLY EXCITED, IDON'TKNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE HERE. IHAVEN'T HAD A CHANCE TO COUNTOUR TALLY BUT I KNOW IT'S WAYBIGGER THAN LAST YEAR. LEAH REIDSAYS SHE'S BEEN DRESSING UPSINCE SHE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.IT'S A FUN ENIVORNMENT, YOU KNOWWHEN YOU GET TO COMEDO IT, IT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN BEOUT OF CHARACTER FOR ADAY.THIS IS ACTUALLY A MAID UNIFORMAND NICKO IS JUST LIKE CAT, ANDSO I LOVECATS. IT'S ANIME INSPIRED ANDTHAT'S WHAT I WENT WITH TODAY.WE FOUND ONE OF MANY "JOKERS"AMONGTHE CROWD... THIS ONE WITH APAINTED BEARD!THE JOKER HAS ALWAYS BEEN MYFAVORITE VILLAN,MY WIFE DECIDED SHE WANTED TO DOHARLEY QUINN AND I WAS LIKE HEYWHY NOT DO THE JOKER AS WELL.WE WENT WITH KINDA A 50'S THEMEBUT WITH MODREN MAKE UP. AND ATTHE END OF THE DAY--ORAGNIZERS SAY THEY JUST WANT APLACEWHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND BETHEMSELVES.I HAVE CHILDREN, I WANT MY KIDSTO HAVE SOMEWHERE TO COME ANDHAVEA GOOD TIME AND NOT BE AFRAID TOBE NERDY OR GEEKY AND THAT'STHIS PLACE. FOR MANY FANS,LONG-LINES ARE WORTH THE WAIT.IN JACKSON, JENNIFER ORTEGA 16WAPTNEWS.AND HEY, IF YOU MISSED COMIC CONTODAY DON'T WORRY--- YOU STILLHAVE TIME.THE CONVENTION CONTINUESTOMORROW.